In-depth Forbidden City tour with Royal Icehouse Dining Experience

6 hours • Meet on location or pickupInstant confirmationPrivate tourGuided • Operated by Wikibeijing Private Tour

Why we love it?

This immersive 6-hour guided tour of the Forbidden City is perfect for history enthusiasts and travelers seeking an in-depth experience of China's imperial past. As you explore this UNESCO World Heritage site, you'll gain access to lesser-known areas, including the Clock Room and the Treasure House, allowing you to appreciate the grandeur of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Enjoy lunch in the former Imperial Icehouse, a unique setting that adds to the day's historical richness. With an experienced English-speaking guide to illuminate the stories behind the architecture and artifacts, this tour offers a comprehensive look at one of Beijing's most iconic landmarks.
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Inclusions

  • - Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • - Experienced English-speaking guide
  • - Entrance fees
  • - Lunch with soft drinks/beer
  • - Mineral water

Exclusions

  • - Hotel Accommodation

Itinerary

Forbidden City

Meet your guide at selected time and start to explore the largest Imperial Palace in the world thoroughly. During this tour, you will also have a very unique lunch experience at one of the Imperial Ice Houses of the Emperor. Those are some of the important places you will see:

1. Turret of The Palace Museum: Part of the defensive construction of the Forbidden city at each corner of the Wall. You will get inside one of the Watchtowers if the Wall is open.

2. Hall of Great Harmony: The the most important building in the Forbidden City and the largest wooden structure in the world, where the Emperor used to work and hold important ceremonies.

3. Hall of Preserving Harmony: Used for banquets and later for imperial examinations. The exam was under the supervision of the emperor, which tested candidates’ understanding of classical and Confucian literature. Then they were either assigned to the provinces or selected to work in the central government ministries.

4. Inner Court: It was the place where the emperor used to handle daily affairs and the living quarter for the emperor, empress and imperial concubines.

5. Palace of Heavenly Purity: The largest building in the Inner Court, the residence of the Emperor.

6. The Antiquarium of The Palace Museum: Also known as Treasure Hall, it is actually made of several buildings which were built for the abdicated Emperor Qianlong. Now they are exhibition rooms with several theme halls and the largest imperial theatre in the Forbidden City.

7. Nine Dragon Screen: Just nearby the entrance of Treasure Hall, it is one of the three Nine Dargon Screens in China, the other two are in Beihai Park and Datong respectively. The nine dragons engraved on the screen are different in color and posture. No matter where you start to count the nine dragons, from left or right, the first one and fifth one and ninth one would be a yellow color dragon which represents the supreme power of the emperor.

8. Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum: Rectangular in shape, containing more than 20 different types of buildings, pavilions, terraces, towers and rockeries. Also, there are four pavilions in the garden, symbolizing the four seasons in a year.

Please Note

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  • - Passport name, number, is required at time of booking for all participants
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